Recent content by Jerseyboy732

I'm currently in emt school and I was just looking online for jobs for when I get out and amr is currently hiring full time emts where I'm at (south Florida) just curious what the pay would be like and the schedule. if anyone has any information it would be appreaciated! thanks in advance

I'm just curious as to how much depts pay around there for an emt-b with no expierence. and what's the chance of actually getting hired?

Kinda like fire academy? I just graduated and will be attending emt school in the fall. Where I live (south Florida) you must be a ff and emt/pm to get a job do I am planning on attending fire academy after emt. Now I know fire academy is para-military but I have not the slightest clue on emt...

Oh ok... I just didn't know weither or not you had to go through their academy to work for em... I was in pbcfr's explorer program and went on many ride alongs and I'll tell you what those were the best years of my life.. The job is amazing.. I think I will rethink what I'm going to do.. But...

Well it's glad to know some dept is hiring.. Pbcfr is forgoing pay raises and not hiring new people and I believe they have layed people off and yet they just got all new life paks last year, have been buying all new rescues and just bought a brand new platform from sutphen a few months ago...

wow.. Didn't realize it could be that bad up there.. Yea I've been looking as far north as jfrd but I would really want to get hired with pbcfr.. Are you familiar with any depts in Florida even accepting applications?

I live in palm beach county and ems and fire are together.. Well besides amr which is all BLS calls which u are like a taxi service cause you are second due only if fire rescue needs you to transport.. I have my ff2 too so I was thinking about getting a job down here but no1 is hiring and I got...

Well I mean obv new jersey has a really high cost of living so I wanna be able to make it.. I moved from jersey to Florida when I was 16 and I wanna move back up but I would have to support myself.. But I do wanna be able to us my training and go on decent calls.. What would you suggest

Thanks all! U really helped me on this one.. Any of ya know what dept is the highest paid in the state? And what do you think of fdny ems if I were to live in Monmouth county

I was thinking of applying to them I have my medic cert... I have emailed them these questions and they never get back to me. Ok my questions are how much do they pay starting for a full time medic also how long are there shifts and how many days a week. I believe there shifts are 12 hours but...